Nebraska winner-take-all bill clears first-round vote

An effort to reinstate the winner-take-all system in presidential elections has cleared a first-round vote in Nebraska's Legislature. Lawmakers voted 31-17 on Monday to advance the bill through the first of three required votes. Supporters of the bill overcame a legislative filibuster. Nebrask...

Scottsbluff vandalism spreads to area homes

On Saturday night, more than 40 vehicles in Scottsbluff were reportedly shot at by vandals using a B.B. gun. Now, there have been several homes that have sustained damage as a result to this latest crime spree. The areas in red were the neighborhoods targeting in a weekend shooting that targe...

Gering girl recovering at Denver hospital following fatal accident

A ten year old Gering girl has been flown to Children's Hospital in Denver for teatment of injuries from a fatal accident Sunday morning that killed her grandmother. Madison Hill was in the back seat of a car driven by her 35 year old mother Brandee Hill when it was struck by a semi at the Melbet...

Ricketts denounces same-sex marriage ruling

Gov. Pete Ricketts is denouncing a federal judge's decision to strike down Nebraska's constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between one man and one woman. The Republican governor said Monday that the issue should be left to Nebraskans, and not an ``activist judge'' subverting their w...